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In our traditional pre-season round-up, KHL.ru looks at the state of each team ahead of the 2025/2026 campaign. For the past three years, Barys has fallen further down the standings and was dead last in 2025. The climb back up the table will likely take more than one season.

Magnitka played its first pre-season game at the Minsk Cup, and started in style with a 6-0 thrashing of Lada. Fringe players Pavel Tyutnev and Igor Nechayev led the way with two goals apiece. In Thursday’s warm-up game, Ak Bars beat Neftekhimik 4-1 in front of almost 8,000 fans in Kazan.

Day three of the Fonbet Minsk Cup saw Admiral get its first win of the tournament, condemning host club Dinamo Minsk to a 2-5 loss.

The host club started its Fonbet Minsk Cup campaign with a shoot-out win over Lada in the Belarusian capital.

The first pre-season tournament of the summer began in Belarus with Lada defeating Admiral in the opening game.

Canadian newcomer Kyle Olson finds the net in his first game since joining Admiral.

August’s first on-ice action saw games between KHL teams and VHL opposition in Belarus and Tatarstan.

Igor Grishin’s first engagement as head coach of Neftekhimik saw him run the rule over the club’s reserves in a warm-up game against VHL opposition.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the season for the league’s teams. Today is the turn of the champions – Lokomotiv.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season. Traktor reached its second Gagarin Cup final, showing some fantastic team spirit along the way.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024-2025 season for the league’s teams. Today, it’s Salavat Yulaev’s turn.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season. For Dynamo Moscow, finishing second in the Western Conference set up a tough path through the playoffs. Nonetheless, the Blue-and-Whites made it through two rounds before falling to Traktor for the second season in a row. This time, though, it was a first semi-final since 2013.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024-2025 season for league clubs — Ak Bars changed their head coach, initiated a roster rebuild, and reached the second round of the playoffs, ultimately falling to Moscow’s Dynamo.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of подводит итоги сезона 2024/2025 season. Avangard went through a major rebuild during the campaign before making the second round of the playoffs under Guy Boucher.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024-2025 season for each team. Spartak made it to the second round of the playoffs for the second year in a row — something they hadn’t achieved since 2010.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season in Minsk. Dinamo finished fourth in the West and, for the first time in its history, got through the first round of the playoffs.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024-2025 season for each team. Metallurg suffered from a first-round exit for the first time in five years and for the fourth time in KHL history.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season at Avtomobilist. The Motormen finished fourth in the Eastern Conference, but Nikolai Zavarukhin’s team could not match its 2024 playoff progress and fell in the first round.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the season's outcome for the league’s clubs – CSKA underwent significant changes but couldn’t avoid repeating last year’s disappointment: the team had an inconsistent regular season and was eliminated in the first round of the elimination stage.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season with a look at Severstal. The Lynx made the playoffs for the fifth year straight while remaining one of the youngest teams in the league.

KHL.ru keeps on giving out the results of the 2024-2025 season. SKA surprised everyone with high-profile signings, had a very inconsistent regular season, and was eliminated in the first round for the first time in 16 years — triggering a wave of changes.

KHL.ru reviews the 2024-2025 season for each team. Under the guidance of Vadim Yepanchintsev, Sibir returned to the playoffs and put up a fight against Salavat Yulaev.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season at Torpedo. This year’s performance in the regular season was slightly weaker than last, and after falling to Lokomotiv in the first round of the playoffs the club ended Igor Larionov’s time as head coach.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024-2025 season for each team. For the second year in a row, Neftekhimik’s performance seemed like a carbon copy of the previous season, with only minor differences.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season with a trip to Vladivostok. Last summer, Admiral changed its style and looked to play a more attacking passing game. That helped the Sailors get back to the playoffs, where they gave eventual finalist Traktor a real battle in the first round.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season with a look at Kunlun Red Star. Under the guidance of Mikhail Kravets, the Dragons won 28 games but that wasn’t enough to break into the top eight.

KHL.ru continues to review the results of the 2024-2025 season for each of the League's clubs. Vityaz, under the leadership of a new head coach, showed certain progress compared to the previous campaign, but it wasn't enough to reach the playoffs.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season with a look at Lada. The Motormen could not make it back to the playoffs in their second season after returning to the league and had to cope with the departure of their first-choice goalie and head coach.

KHL.ru keeps on reviewing the 2024/2025 season for each team. Under the leadership of Sergei Zubov, Sochi failed to reach the playoffs, but the team still made league history thanks to a remarkable achievement by forward Daniil Seroukhov.

KHL.ru continues its club-by-club review of the 2024/2025 season with a look at Amur. Back in the summer, the Tigers were hoping for a best-ever KHL season. However, things didn’t work out that way.

KHL.ru starts reviewing the 2024-2025 season for every league’s team. Barys entered the championship with a new head coach, an overhauled roster, and high expectations, but things soon changed dramatically for the Astana franchise.

Former Traktor forward Maxim Shalunov potted the OT winner to give Lokomotiv its first ever Gagarin Cup. One year after the Railwaymen were swept in 2024, Igor Nikitin’s team got it right tonight, edging Traktor in game five as Shalunov settled the first overtime of this year’s final series.

Lokomotiv is on the brink of making history. After a dominant 3:1 win in Chelyabinsk, the Railwaymen lead the series 3-1 and are just one victory away from their first Gagarin Cup title. With three straight wins following an opening loss, the Yaroslavl side has momentum and home ice on its side for game five. Can Traktor force the series back to Chelyabinsk, or will Lokomotiv lift its first national championship since 2003 in front of its fans?

Lokomotiv’s fine form on the road in this year’s playoffs continues – and a 3-1 win in Chelyabinsk puts the Railwaymen one game away from lifting the Gagarin Cup.

Lokomotiv seized the advantage in the Gagarin Cup final with a clinical 5:2 win in Chelyabinsk, taking a 2-1 series lead. Artur Kayumov led the charge with two goals, while veteran Alexander Radulov extended his scoring streak to four games. Traktor, missing key players in game three, hopes to bounce back with Charles Robinson and Andrei Svetlakov likely to return for game four. As the series stays in Chelyabinsk, the pressure is now firmly on the home team.

After dropping the opening game for the third series in a row, Loko moved up 2-1 for the third series in a row after picking up a win in Chelyabinsk. Traktor’s first Gagarin Cup final home game since 2013 ended in disappointment as the visitor skated to a 5-2 victory.

With the 2025 Gagarin Cup final tied at 1-1, Traktor and Lokomotiv head to Chelyabinsk for a pivotal third game. Lokomotiv rebounded from an opening loss with a dominant 4-1 victory in Yaroslavl, neutralizing Traktor’s top scorer Maxim Shabanov and overwhelming Zach Fucale’s net with 46 shots. Alexander Radulov leads the charge on a hot streak, while key injuries and milestones loom. Both teams are now hunting momentum in a finely balanced showdown with the Cup on the line.

Lokomotiv hit back to tie the 2025 Gagarin Cup final with a big win in game two. It’s the third series in a row that the Railwaymen have responded after dropping the opener and it means we’re headed to Chelyabinsk with the teams tied at 1-1.

Lokomotiv will try to bounce back after dropping Game 1 in dramatic fashion, conceding twice in just 13 seconds during a tough third period. The Yaroslavl team has now opened each of its three playoff series with a loss and needs a stronger offensive effort to avoid falling into a deeper hole. Traktor, on the other hand, is flying high behind Maxim Shabanov’s scoring streak and looks to build on its momentum in game two of an exciting Gagarin Cup final series.

Game One of the Gagarin Cup final went to Traktor. Maxim Shabanov made the difference in Yaroslavl, moving to 20 points in this year’s playoffs with a game-winning display.